Briefcase Books (Paperback)

There will soon be 15 Briefcase Books in print. Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples have placed large orders for titles in the series. Office Max will have 850 displays and Staples will have 900 displays. Each display will hold 3 copies of each of the six titles they have chosen to promote. In addition, the books have been well received internationally. Rights have also been sold for seven languages, Chinese (both forms), Dutch, German, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Six Sigma for Managers will provide a down-to-earth overview of what this approach to managing is all about. Six sigma is a statistical concept for measuring variation in the outputs of a process. Six sigma processes essentially deliver 100 percent defect-free outputs. Achieving such excellence, however, involves a whole set of management actions, including cultural change, empowered employees, special training, teamwork, and a focus on customer needs and expectations. The book will explain of what six sigma is as a statistical and management concept; describe the management changes necessary to develop six sigma processes; explain what black belt six sigma specialists are and what they do; describe the cultural changes necessary to implement six sigma management; While there are many titles available on this subject, the Briefcase format and brand add special value for readers. Briefcase Books feature a user-friendly, sidebar-rich format, which is designed to be easily read and digested for people at all levels of the organizational hierarchy. Books in the series feature short, informally written chapters, bulleted lists, self-examinations, and seven types of sidebars, and chapter-ending checklists of important points.